Mr. Qi Tingsong, a Falun Gong practitioner from Laiwu City, Shandong Province, was arrested on October 15, 2007. He was severely tortured by the police until his death at noon on November 11. On November 6, the CCP police met at Liangpo Police Station. They falsely recorded that Qi Tingsong had "committed suicide in fear of punishment" at the meeting.

Before Qi Tingsong went into a coma from the torture, he had severe hemorrhage during his bowel movement. He also spit blood from his mouth. The medical examination record also clearly indicated that he had severe liver, heart and kidney failure, anemia due to blood transfusion and upper digestive tract hemorrhage. His lips had become rotten. His tongue was black and had been cut shorter as there was a clearly cut section. His lower back and arms had severe scars.

Mr. Qi Tingsong, 67 years old, was a retired teacher at the school of Ezhuang Mine of Xinwen Mining Bureau in Shandong Province. Before Qi Tingsong was arrested, he was strong, healthy and without any disease. He was an optimistic and active person. He was tortured to death within about 20 days of his arrest.

At about 8 a.m. on October 15, 2007 when Qi Tingsong was clarifying the truth about Falun Gong at Gouli Village, Gaozhuang Town in Laicheng District, he was reported and subsequently arrested. At about 8 a.m. on October 18, Qi Tingsong's family members went to see police officer Liu Qing in the police department. His family asked that Qi Tingsong be released. Liu Qing angrily ordered the police officers to take Qi's family members to other rooms. He did not let Mr. Qi's family see him. The Security Section head of Ezhuang Mine,Yang Leping, conspired with police officer Liu Qing and the 610 Office to sentence Qi Tingsong to forced labor. On the evening of November 5, Qi Tingsong was sent to Laiwu City Hospital for emergency rescue.

Early the next morning, at about 3:00 a.m., the hospital sent out a "critically ill " notice. Based on the hospital's medical examination record, Qi Tingsong had severe liver, heart and kidney failure, upper digestive tract hemorrhage and severe internal injury.

Why was such a healthy person hospitalized for medical rescue within a few days of being arrested? What did the Laiwu Police Department and the Laiwu Detention Center police do to Qi Tingsong from October 15 to November 15? Why did Qi Tingsong have severe internal injury and so many scars on his body? Police officer Liu Qing, 610 Office personnel and Ezhuang Mine Security Section Head Yang Leping refused to pay 4,000 yuan for Qi Tingsong's medical expense. Since they did not pay for the medical expense, the hospital neither treated Qi Tingsong nor allowed him to be transferred to another hospital before all the medical expenses were paid off. Qi Tingsong's family members tried everything they could think of to borrow 4,000 yuan to pay the medical expenses in order to transfer Qi Tingsong to Xinwen Mining Bureau Center Hospital in Shandong Province for emergency rescue. Qi Tingsong's family members resorted to the 1,000 yuan belonging to Qi Tingsong's retirement pension. Qi Tingsong also had a son who is paralyzed and needs medical treatment every day. Qi Tingsong's family had lived at his employer's apartment building and had to pay his employer for rent. About two years ago, their apartment was taken by Qi Tingsong's employer and they had to move many times.

The police realized that Qi Tingsong's life was in great danger. They forced his family members to sign the letter stating that the police already released Qi Tingsong so as to evade being held responsible for his death. Yang Leping also sent people to monitor Qi Tingsong every day for 'nursing' visits (this was actually meant to further persecute Qi Tingsong). Qi Tingsong's family members did not accept this and went to Yang Leping to appeal. Yang Leping brazenly told them that the police had already met in Liangpo Police Station and recorded Qi Tingsong death as "committing suicide in fear of punishment."

On the morning of November 6, Xinwen Mining Bureau Security Head, Yang Leping, and the personnel from Laiwu City Judicial and Public Security Bureau met in Liangpo Police Station. They conspired and recorded that Qi Tingsong had "utilized [Jiang's slanderous term deleted] organizations to undermine the implementation of the law and committed suicide in fear of punishment." At about 12: 30 p.m. on November 11, Qi Tingsong died at Xinwen Mining Bureau Central Hospital at the age of 67.

Persons responsible for Qi Tingsong's death:

Liu Qing, the head of the Politics and Security Section of Laicheng District, Laiwu City: 86-634-6283037 (Office), 86-634-6283256 (Home), 86-634-5961678 and 86-634-8036008 (Cell)
Cheng Fayong, the head of Laiwu City Detention Center: 86-634-6287103 (Office), 86-634-6218799 (Home), 86-13963401969 (Cell)
Yang Leping, the head of Ezhuang Mine Security Section of Xinwen Mining Bureau in Shandong Province: 86-13963468875 (Cell)

Chinese version available at http://minghui.ca/mh/articles/2007/11/17/166703.html

On November 12, 2007, Falun Gong practitioner and calligrapher Liu Xitong and his wife Liu Aifang were arrested by Xiangtan Road Police Station in Licang District, Qingdao City. The Lius' home was ransacked.

Calligrapher Liu Xitong

From November 3 to 8, 2007, Mr. Liu Xitong successfully held a six-day calligraphy exhibition in the Publishing Art Hall in Qingdao City. Thousands of people visited the exhibition, Qingdao TV Station, Qingdao Morning News, and other media outlets reported on this event. An administrator in Qingdao City stated: "We held numerous calligraphy exhibitions; this is the most successful one." Other administrators told the host that it did a great thing in hosting this exhibit.

CCP plain-clothes police

The day before the exhibit, the 610 Office and the CCP Political and Legal Committee let the police and the Culture Bureau pressure the venue to cancel Mr. Liu's exhibit. During the exhibition, numerous plain-clothes police officers loitered on site and some even warned visitors that "It's all Falun Gong inside." The police also told other visitors to not go in.

Mr. Liu Xitong, 56, is a famous calligrapher in Qingdao City and a member of the Chinese Calligrapher Association. He had worked in Anqiu, the Chinese Calligraphy Institution, and the Postal Rehabilitation Center in Qingdao. Mr. Liu was twice sentenced to forced labor camps for practicing Falun Gong.

When Mr. Liu was in the labor camp, authorities spread rumors that he had jumped into the ocean to commit suicide. Many in the Calligraphy Society were deceived. To promote traditional culture, Mr. Liu held several successful and well-received calligraphy exhibits in Weifang and Anqiu in the Shandong Province in 2007. Five major media outlets covered the event. The suicide rumor fizzled.

Mr. Liu said that practicing Falun Gong has improved his mind and given him new inspiration. Many colleagues were impressed by Mr. Liu's new works.

On November 12, 2007, Mr. Liu and his wife Liu Aifang were arrested by Xiangtan Road Police in Licang District, Qingdao City. Their home was ransacked. Among other personal property, police also confiscated Mr. Liu's daughters' desktop computer, laptop computer, and a printer. Police also took many of Mr. Liu's calligraphy works, including the work "Happiness." Police claimed that "these are all Falun Gong material."

On November 13, 2007, Xiangtan Road Police decided to officially detain Mr. Liu for one month under the groundless accusation of "using an [Jiang's slanderous term deleted] practice to obstruct justice." Mr. Liu is held in the 1st Detention Center of Qingdao City. His wife was not admitted by the detention center due to failing to pass their physical examination. However, the police extorted five thousand yuan from Mr. Liu's daughters before releasing his wife.

Chinese version available at http://minghui.ca/mh/articles/2007/11/20/166889.html